Denis.'] xlvii. leguminos^. 597 



long, pubescent, black purple. Corolla white tipped pink, -4 to 

 •5 in. long; standard orbicular-oblong eglandular. Stamens 

 monadelphous. Ovary villous. Pod rounded-oblong, 1-5 in. long, 

 I in. wide flat pubescent. Seed i, rarely 2. 



var. typica. Leaflets ovate to lanceolate acute, sub-glabrous 

 beneath. Flowers "5 in. long. Selangor, Ulu Gombak (Burn- 

 Murdoch). Perak, Gunong Bubu and Larut (Kunstler). 



var. vestita Prain. Leaflets oblong-acuminate to ovate acute, 

 always densely rusty-red- velvety beneath. Flowers '4 in. long. 

 Malacca (Maingay). Perak, Larut and Gunong Bubu (Kunstler). 

 Distrib. Tenasserim, Sumatra. 



(7) D. aflinis Benth. PI. Jitngh. 252 ; Prain, I.e. 104. D. 

 floribunda Prain, I.e. 105. 



Glabrous woody climber. Leaves 6 in. long; leaflets 5, stiffly 

 chartaceous, ovate acute, base round, 2*5 in. long, i"25 in. wide, 

 glabrous; nerves 10 pairs hardly prominent. Panicles 6 to 12 in. 

 long, sparingly branched; branches 2*5 in. long or less; rachis 

 puberulous. Calyx campanulate "12 in. long, edge sinuate-toothed, 

 sub-glabrous. Corolla white, "35 in. long; standard orbicular 

 ecallose. Stamens monadelphous. Ovary sparsely hairy. Hah. 

 Perak, Larut (Scortechini). Penang (Wallich). Distrib. Java. 



(8) D. amcena Benth. PI. Jungh. 252 ; Baker, in F.B.I. 

 ii. 245. 



Large climber. Black stem 50 ft. long. Leaflets 7 (of 9 or 5) 

 sub-coriaceous or coriaceous, ovate-oblong cuspidate, base rounded 

 or cuneate, 2 to 4 in. long, i to 2 in. wide; nerves indistinct. 

 Panicles fastigiate, branched 6 to 9 in. long. Calyx campanulate 

 •12 in. long, glabrescent, mouth sinuate, toothed. Corolla "3 in. long, 

 rose pink; standard ecallose. Stamens monadelphous. Ovary 

 puberulous. Pod thin, ligulate-oblong, 3 to 4 in. long, i to 1*5 in. 

 wide; upper wing '25 in. wide, lower narrow. Seeds 2. Hab. 

 Climbing high on trees in lowland forests. 



var. typica. Leaves less coriaceous, green on both sides. 

 Perak, Trong (Kunstler). Pulau Adang. Distrib. Tenasserim. 



var. Maingayana Prain, D. Maingayana Baker, l.c.c. Leaves 

 stiff, glaucous beneath. The commonest form, Singapore, Garden 

 Jungle. Malacca, Sungei Hudang (Derry) ; Rembau ; Bukit 

 Sabukor; Brisu. Native names : Akar tuba; Akar Pah kedah. 



(9) D. elliptica Benth. Jonrn. Linn. Soc. iv. Supp. in; Baker, 

 I.e. ii. 2, 43 ; Prain, I.e. 106. Pongamia elliptica Wall. PI. As. Rar. 

 iii. 20, t. 237. 



Scrambling shrub. Stems black; shoots pubescent. Leaves 

 9 to 15 in. long; leaflets 9 to 13, membranous, at length sub- 

 coriaceous, oblong to oblong-lanceolate cuspidate, 3 to 6 in. long, 

 I to 1*3 in. wide, glabrous (adult) above, pubescent beneath. 

 Racemes 9 to 10 in. long, tomentose. Calyx '25 in. long, campanu- 

 late, pubescent. Corolla rose pink (rarely white), "65 in. long; 



